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Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch carries on a touchdown run during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game against Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla., Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Memphis won 66-42. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Back home, No. 16 Memphis focused on next game vs. Tulane

By TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

Sam Moore sings "America the Beautiful" at the Alice Cooper Benefit Concert, Thursday, March 10, 2011 at the Tucson Convention Center in Tucson, Ariz. Proceeds from this show will go the Fund for Civility, Respect and Understanding, a fund established by the family of Ron Barber, the District Director for U. S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot and injured. The charitable fund was established after the shooting that killed six people and wounded 13 others. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES

Sam Moore talks of ‘Soul Man’ on his 80th birthday

By Keith Valcourt — Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2015, file photo, Kansas head coach David Beaty adjusts his cap as he watches during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Memphis in Lawrence, Kan. Baylor, West Virginia and Kansas head into an early open week. The Bears and Mountaineers are among seven Big 12 teams off to 2-0 starts. Meanwhile, the new Jayhawks coach gets to step back and evaluate being the league's only 0-2 team. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Jayhawks ramping up speed, putting pressure on defenses

By AMIE JUST - Associated Press

In this 1998 file photo, a statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest is put up on private property along Interstate 65 in Nashville, Tenn. The statue is one of several of Forrest, an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan, that have come under question after a massacre at a black church in Charleston, S.C. Following the massacre, a bipartisan mix of officials across the country is calling for the removal of Confederate flags and other symbols of the Confederacy from public places. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Memphis City Council votes 11-1 to remove Confederate statue

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Priscilla Presley greets enthusiastic Elvis fans and newlyweds Dawn and Phillip Pratt after a dedication ceremony for the new Elvis Forever stamp, the second postal stamp for the music icon, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, in Memphis. Mayor AC Wharton, Mayor Mark Luttrell, and Megan Brennan, the USPS Postmaster General, spoke at the unveiling. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal via AP)

Elvis Presley ‘Forever’ stamp going on sale this week

Associated Press

Priscilla Presley greets enthusiastic Elvis fans and newlyweds Dawn and Phillip Pratt after a dedication ceremony for the new Elvis Forever stamp, the second postal stamp for the music icon, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, in Memphis. Mayor AC Wharton, Mayor Mark Luttrell, and Megan Brennan, the USPS Postmaster General, spoke at the unveiling. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal via AP)

Elvis Presley ‘Forever’ stamp going on sale this week

Associated Press

Tremaine Wilbourn in seen in this undated photo released by the Memphis Police Department. According to authorities, Wilbourn is a suspect in the fatal shooting of Memphis Police Officer Sean Bolton during a traffic stop, Saturday, Aug. 1, in Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis Police Department via Associated Press)

Tremaine Wilbourn sought in shooting death of Memphis police officer Sean Bolton

Associated Press

Golden State needs a better performance in Thursday's Game 4 from forward Draymond Green as the runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year is shooting just 27 percent in the finals and was treated Wednesday for back spasms. (Associated Press)

Golden State Warriors confident in ability to fight back in NBA Finals

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press

Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) goes up for a shot against Atlanta Hawks Al Horford, left, and Kyle Korver in the second half of an NBA second-round basketball payoff series game, Sunday, May 3, 2015, in Atlanta. Washington won 104-98. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

TIPOFF: Wizards look to keep up their winning ways on road

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

In this April 27, 2015 photo, the new Bass Pro Shop store stands near the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tenn. The store, which opens April 29, is in the Memphis landmark known as the Pyramid. Bass Pro and the city agreed on a 55-year-lease in 2010, and construction to convert the 535,000-square foot building from arena to megastore began four years ago. (AP Photo/Karen Pulfer Focht)

Memphis Pyramid seeks old glory with new Bass Pro Shops

By ADRIAN SAINZ - Associated Press

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) dunks the ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies Saturday, April 4, 2015, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Bradley Beal, John Wall help Wizards claim victory over struggling Grizzlies

By Clay Bailey - Associated Press

An Orthodox church is silhouetted during sunset in the village of Mozoli, 30 miles northwest of the capital, Minsk, Belarus, Monday, March 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Orthodox Church started by the Apostle Paul in book of Acts

By Riley Manning - Associated Press

David Silverman, president of the American Atheists, addresses the American Atheists National Convention in Salt Lake City on Friday, April 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) ** FILE **

Atheists post Arabic billboard in Memphis to attract ex-Muslims

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) passes between Memphis Grizzlies guard Beno Udrih (19), forward JaMychal Green (0) and guard Courtney Lee (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

John Wall, Marcin Gortat lead Wizards past watered-down Grizzlies

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

Guitarist/vocalist Ben Nichols of Lucero performs on stage during the 6th Annual Musink Festival held at the OC Fair & Event Center on March 10, 2013 in Costa Mesa, California. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP)

Lucero country band gains fans with unique sound, hard work as music industry struggles

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

A cannon battery marks where Union forces were entrenched during the Siege of Vicksburg, which rocked the Mississippi town between May 18 and July 4, 1863. (ERIC ALTHOFF/WASHINGTON TIMES)

Visit Mississippi: History, brews, blues flow in Mississippi

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks during his meeting with elected officials, law enforcement officials and community and faith leaders in the Old Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington on Dec. 1. Mr. Obama said that in the wake of the shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old man in Ferguson, Missouri, he wants to make sure to build better trust between police and the communities they serve.(Associated Press)

Obama community policing effort falls short as funds mishandled, diverted

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

An FBI agent waits to receive his assigned weapon. (Image: FBI.gov) **FILE **

FBI asks agencies to watch Memphis, Tenn., bridges

By Kelly P. Kissel - Associated Press

A Nativity Scene (AP Photo)

Tennessee billboards support and oppose Christmas

By Mark A. Kellner - Deseret News